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2018 Eastern Washington

12–⁠3 (9–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2018, game by game: won vs. Central Washington 58–13; won at Northern Arizona 31–26; lost at Washington State 24–59; won vs. Cal Poly 70–17; won at Montana State 34–17; won vs. Southern Utah 55–17; lost at Weber State 6–14; won vs. Idaho 38–14; won at Northern Colorado 48–13; won vs. UC Davis 59–20; won at Portland State 74–23; won vs. Nicholls 42–21; won vs. UC Davis 34–29; won vs. Maine 50–19; lost vs. North Dakota State 24–38+53−35Won 58–13 vs. Central Washington+45Central Washing…Won 31–26 at Northern Arizona+5Northern ArizonaLost 24–59 at Washington State-35Washington StateWon 70–17 vs. Cal Poly+53Cal PolyWon 34–17 at Montana State+17Montana StateWon 55–17 vs. Southern Utah+38Southern UtahLost 6–14 at Weber State-8Weber StateWon 38–14 vs. Idaho+24IdahoWon 48–13 at Northern Colorado+35Northern Colora…Won 59–20 vs. UC Davis+39UC DavisWon 74–23 at Portland State+51Portland StateWon 42–21 vs. Nicholls+21NichollsWon 34–29 vs. UC Davis+5UC DavisWon 50–19 vs. Maine+31MaineLost 24–38 vs. North Dakota State-14North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsCentral WashingtonW 58–⁠1383%
Sep 8atNorthern ArizonaW 31–⁠2647%
Sep 15atWashington StateL 24–⁠5921%
Sep 22vsCal PolyW 70–⁠1782%
Sep 29atMontana StateW 34–⁠1751%
Oct 6vsSouthern UtahW 55–⁠1776%
Oct 13atWeber StateL 6–⁠1448%
Oct 27vsIdahoW 38–⁠1469%
Nov 3atNorthern ColoradoW 48–⁠1377%
Nov 10vsUC DavisW 59–⁠2059%
Nov 16atPortland StateW 74–⁠2380%
Dec 1vsNichollsW 42–⁠2168%
Dec 8vsUC DavisW 34–⁠2968%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsMaineW 50–⁠1970%
Jan 5Bowls & playoffvsNorth Dakota StateL 24–⁠3832%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 38–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Big Sky champions9–⁠1 in the conference, shared with UC Davis and Weber State

Record
12–⁠3
Conference
9–⁠1 first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
647–⁠340
Coach
—
Elo
1560 +163 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.0 No. 2 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 140
Offensive coordinator
Bodie Reeder
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Schmedding
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsGage Gubrud QB231 yds
Passing touchdownsGage Gubrud QB3 TD
Rushing yardsTamarick Pierce RB67 yds
Receiving yardsZach Eagle WR73 yds
Receiving touchdownsAndrew Boston WR1 TD
TacklesKetner Kupp LB7 tkl
SacksMitchell Johnson DL2 sacks

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Tre Weed WR★★★No. 1432
Simon Burkett PRO★★★No. 1591
Anthony Stell WR★★★No. 1643
Freddie Roberson ATH★★★No. 1804
Darrien Sampson CB★★No. 2726

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.775
Running backs12.00.783
Receivers42.50.778
Offensive line22.00.725
Defensive line32.00.720
Linebackers12.00.720
Defensive backs12.00.783
Athletes and specialists13.00.820
Whole class152.30.758

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2018 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠112–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
UC Davis7–⁠210–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠38–⁠5
Idaho State4–⁠36–⁠5
Montana4–⁠36–⁠5
Cal Poly4–⁠55–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠44–⁠7
Northern Arizona2–⁠54–⁠6
Idaho2–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠8
Southern Utah1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.